Laurel B. Witt, MD, MPhil

Assistant Dean, Assistant Dean of Foundational Sciences
Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health
Assistant Director, ACE Curriculum
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Professional Background
Dr. Laurel Witt is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Assistant Dean for Foundational Sciences at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. She provides hospital medicine and outpatient family medicine at the University of Kansas Health System. Dr. Witt also serves as faculty co-advisor for the Jaydoc Free Clinic, the student-run free clinic affiliated with the school. She enjoys teaching medicine in all four years of the medical curriculum and with family medicine residents.
Dr. Witt earned her Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. She completed her Internship and Residency in Family Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University, where she served as clinic Chief Resident. She practiced full-scope rural family medicine in Oregon, prior to moving home to Kansas City to join the faculty at KU.
Education and Training
- BA, English literature, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
- MPHIL, Anglo-Irish literature, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- MD, Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
- Internship, Family medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portand, Oregon
- Residency, Family medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
- Board Certification, American Board of Family Medicine
- Physician and Surgeon, State of Kansas
- Physician and Surgeon, State of Missouri
Professional Affiliations
- Academy of Medical Educators, Member, 2020 - Present
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Member, 2020 - Present
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Member, 2018 - Present
- Kansas Academy of Family Physicians, Member, 2017 - Present
- American Academy of Family Physicians, Member, 2014 - Present
- American Medical Association, Member, 2014 - Present
- American Academy of Family Physicians, National Conference of Residents and Students Delegation Resident Council, Delegate from the State of Oregon, 2011 - 2013
Research
Overview
Dr. Witt's research interests center on curriculum development and medical education research. She is an expert in opioid use and addiction care and conducts scholarly work in this topic area, as well. She is a proud member of the Academy of Medical Educators.
Current Research and Grants
- Scholarship, Enrichment, and Enhancement: Developing Areas of Distinction for Medical Students, Academy of Medical Educators, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Co-PI
Publications
- Witt, Laurel, Greenberg, Johanna, Cantone, Rebecca. 2024. Harm Reduction and Substance Use in Adolescents. https://www.primarycare.theclinics.com/article/S0095-4543(24)00045-9/abstract
- Witt, Laurel., B, Wolff, Sharon, Shih, Grace, French, Valerie. 2023. Abortion and contraception in medical school curricula: a survey of North American family medicine clinical curriculum directors. Teaching and Learning in Medicine
- Bridges, Kristina, Rampon, Kathryn, Mabachi, Natabhona, Born, Wendi, Kost, Amanda, Parente, Daniel, Witt, Laurel., B. 2023. More Than Half of Family Medicine Clerkships Do Not Address Systemic Racism: A CERA Study. Family Medicine, [published online ahead of print February 13, 2023]
- Kelly, Kelsie, Crowl, Ashley, Witt, Laurel., B, Maxfield, Hannah. 2022. Education Columns: A Novel, Interprofessional, Clinical Learning Experience for Family Medicine Residents. STFM Messenger. https://stfm.org/publicationsresearch/publications/educationcolumns/2022/september/
- Witt, Laurel., B, Nilsen, Kari ., M, Kohman, Megan, Petz, Austin, Moser, Scott, Walling, Anne. 2021. Unintended Consequences? Assessing the Impact of Unintended Consequences? Assessing the Impact of Curricular Change on Medical Student Participation in a Student-Run Free Clinic. Medical Science Educator
- Witt, Laurel., B, Butler, Faith., M. 2019. Opioid Use Disorder. FP Essentials, 478, 19-24. https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.kumc.edu/30844221/
- Witt, Laurel., B, Corriveau, Erin, Bonaminio, Giulia. 2019. The Family Medicine Opioid Stewardship and Recovery Curriculum at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. 2020 AAMC Curricular Innovation Awards. https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/aamc-awards/curricular-innovation-awards
- Witt, Laurel., B, Olsen, Olsen., Delane, Ablah, Elizabeth . 2013. Motivating factors for small and midsized businesses to implement worksite health promotion. Health Promotion Practice, 14 (6), 876-84